GCs of the NFL, NBA, and MLB discuss their current challenges and responsibilities

Concussion lawsuits, workplace conduct scandals, player unions, and doping controversies—all in a day’s work for the panelists at the recent Milbank Tweed Forum.

On Wednesday, March 5, University Professor Arthur Miller—chairman of the NYU Sports & Society Program, which co-hosted the event—spoke with a panel of chief legal officers from the major sports leagues about their careers and how professional sports has responded to legal challenges and evolved in recent years.

Watch the video below (1 hr, 14 min):

Moderator:Arthur Miller, University Professor, NYU School of Law

Panelists:

Richard Buchanan, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, National Basketball Association

Thomas Ostertag, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Major League Baseball

Jeffrey Pash, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, National Football League